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UNITED 'TATES CHARLES S. UPTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAS-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 520,507, dated May 29, 1894.

Application filed December 1, 1893- Serial No. 492,501. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES S. UPTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas-Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gas stoves, and particularly to that class of gas stoves which is designed for the warming of rooms or buildings; and my invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the parts constituting the stove.

The objects of my invention are to simplify the construction of gas stoves and to render them more cheap and easy of construction, to dispense with surplus parts, and to improve the external appearance of the stoves by avoiding the use of external braces or tierods. These objects are attained in the gas stove herein described and illustrated in the drawings which accompany and form a part of this application, in which the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and in which V Figure 1 is an elevation of the gas stove in which the greater portion of the wall of the heating drum and of the supporting base are broken away to show the internal construction of the stove. Fig. 2 is an external elevation of the stove. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the gas burner and gauze air distributor.

In the drawings, 1 is the base of the gas stove, which is circular and is provided with supporting legs 2, 2. It is preferably formed by casting or by striking up in dies.

3 is the heating drum, which rests upon the base 1. The lower edge of the drum rests in the groove between two concentric rings 4: and 5 formed on the upper surface of the base 1, and which therefore prevent lateral movement of the drum on the base.

6 is a gas manifold located in the center of the base 1, and which is supported by radial braces 7 forming part of said base. This manifold has a central chamber 8 with which the gas burners 9 communicate. The gas supply pipe 10 passes through an aperture in the base 1 and is provided with an elbow 13 which screws upon the endof the manifold 6, thus placing the pipe 10 in communication with the chamber 8 within the manifold. The elbow 13 screws up against the bottom of the base 1, thus serving as a nut to secure the manifold to the base of the stove. It is obvious, however, that a special nut might be used for this purpose if desired. The gas supply pipe is provided with a cook 11 by which the supply of gas is regulated.

12 is a metal tie rod running through the 6 center of the drum. The head of this rod bears against the top plate of the drum, while the lower end screws into the manifold 6, and thus holds the drum and base together, since the manifold is rigidly secured to the base. Herein lies the important feature of my invention, for in gas stoves heretofore constructed the drum and base are held together by a number of rods on the outside of the drum, which are objectionable because of their unnecessarily great number, and because they mar the appearance of the stove and render it clumsy in appearance.

By the use of one central tie rod I am able to hold the drum to the base as securely as by the use of a number of external-rods, while the construction of the stove is thereby cheapened and its parts may be assembled more readily and quickly.

The sides of the drum are perforated to per mit of the escape of the hot air. The top plate of the drum is likewise perforated, but the drum under ordinary circumstances is provided with a cover 14 which rests upon this top plate and prevents the escape of the hot air through the top, thus forcing this air to pass out through the side apertures, which is more advantageous where the stove is to be used for warming rooms. Where the stove is to be used for the heating of water, or for light cooking, or for similar uses, this cover let may be removed and the article to be heated is placed upon the top of the drum.

To difiuse the currents of air entering the bottom of the drum, there is provided a perforated air distributor 15, resting upon the base 1, through which the manifold 6 passes. This plate 15 forms substantially the bottom of the drum, and all air which enters the drum through the bottom is diffused and distributed equally throughout the drum.

Having thus completely described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a gas stove, the combination, with a base, a heating drum mounted thereon, a gas manifold secured to the base at the center thereof, a gas supply pipe communicating therewith, of gas burners likewise communicating with said manifold,and a tie rod bearing against the end of the drum, passing through the center thereof, and screwing into the said manifold, thereby holding the drum and base together, substantially as described.

2. In a gas stove, the combination, with a base 1, a heating drum 3 mounted thereon, a gas manifold 6 secured to the base at the center thereof, and a gas supply pipe 10 communicating therewith, of gas burners 9 likewise I 5 drum and base together, substantially as de- 20 scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. UPTON.

Witnesses:

H. M. MARBLE, OHAUNOEY P. OVERFIELD. 

